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It’s an itchy feeling on your sweaty palms; a maddening desire to call, raise, or up the ante, an obsession that just won’t back down.

Speak to any World Series of Poker player—or even the guys who never miss their Friday night poker game—poker isn’t just a game. It’s a passion—sometimes almost an obsession; a refuge in a world gone mad.

So why do these guys play poker? Why do they spend hours pouring over strategy, learning obscure winning hands, and spend every spare waking hour on the felt?

Is it the money? With a winning pot of maybe $50 in a home poker game – we doubt it.

Is it the glory and the fame? Let’s face it—Ben Affleck is still famous for being an actor, J-Lo’s ex and a pretty face rather than being a poker player—even if he is good.

The social life? What social life? Even if you’re playing a game at a high-class casino poker room, chances that you’re going to score with the honeys unless you win are pretty slim.

So why poker then you ask? There doesn’t see to be a single redeeming reason to play the game; as an amateur or a professional.

The truth, dear reader, is passion. Passion for the game; the smell of an old felt, the feel of a new deck, hearing an opponent call or raising yourself. For the poker player these are like air to a drowning man. Their weekly poker fix is what they live for; hungrily moving from game o game all the while chasing an amazing high from playing what is fast becoming one of the world’s most popular and most watched sports.

Many passionate players are now, moving from the felt of a real table to online poker room—expanding their regular Friday night game across the globe at multiplayer poker tables where the dealer maybe Russian, your opponents a motley assortment of players the world over—but all, all there for the love of poker.